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simple past or present perfect issue
grammar
tenses
past-tense
present-perfect
simple-past
"I just ate them" and "I've just eaten them" — What's the difference in American and in British?
meaning
past-tense
present-perfect-vs-simple-past
what does "it's time I told you" mean and why past tense here? [duplicate]
verbs
past-tense
Using past tense when referencing a still-true fact [duplicate]
tenses
past-tense
backshifting
Which is correct: "troubleshooted" or "troubleshot"?
verbs
past-tense
irregular
"go well" vs "went well" in the past tense [closed]
past-tense
do-support
Would vs Will: "Would/Will" this be the day/month/year/... questions? [migrated]
past-tense
present-tense
will-would
What did you do that day? (two months ago in the middle of the process) [migrated]
meaning
grammar
past-tense
Why do we use the base form of verbs instead of the past form in past tense questions?
grammar
past-tense
tenses
questions
do-support
Is "must" ever grammatical as a past tense verb?
grammaticality
verbs
past-tense
modal-verbs
auxiliary-verbs
"I didn't know you liked her" or "I didn't know you like her"
tenses
past-tense
backshifting
Is "errored" correct usage?
word-choice
verbs
grammaticality
past-tense
When will "Present Perfect vs. Past Tense" cases be affected by culture?
american-english
british-english
past-tense
present-perfect
present-perfect-vs-simple-past
Must present perfect tense be used if the action takes place more than once?
past-tense
present-perfect
present-perfect-vs-simple-past
Why is the present perfect used in headlines? [duplicate]
past-tense
writing-style
present-perfect-vs-simple-past
Tense change: previous actions on something that's currently true
tenses
past-tense
present-tense
past-vs-present
Why do people sometimes use the past perfect form of a verb when the past would suffice? (e.g. "you had mentioned")
past-tense
past-perfect
simple-past-vs-past-perfect
Why do some words have two past tense forms (e.g. "dreamed" vs. "dreamt")?
american-english
past-tense
pronunciation-vs-spelling
ed-vs-t
When is the present perfect tense used instead of the past tense?
verbs
past-tense
present-perfect
present-perfect-vs-simple-past
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